Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports
Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports

Author: John C. Decker

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0253036178

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A collection of previously unheard-of, incredible tales from the Indiana University Athletics program. For over 125 years, Hoosier athletes and coaches have grabbed headlines with their accomplishments and accolades. Legendary performers and larger-than-life figures have called Bloomington home, and their stories have been passed down through generations. But for every classic tale about a Hoosier athlete, coach, or program, there’s another that’s been forgotten. Until now. After gaining unprecedented access to IU archives and longtime employees, authors John Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson reveal events and images that were lost for decades. Filled with new and entertaining stories of the people who have made IU Athletics legendary, Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports is a must-have for any fan. Discover behind-the-scenes stories of: the Olympic Trials featuring Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Steve Alford the infamous 1997 black football jerseys Ernie Pyle’s outlandish automobile polo match to raise funds for the IU marching band J. Moye’s notorious block against Duke the time Sam Bell won the bid for an NCAA track meet—without a facility or even bleachers and many more incredible stories from the renowned IU Athletics program “Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports is packed with enough rare information that, after reading it, anyone—from the casual fan to the dyed-in-the-wool fanatic—can be a Hoosier sports expert on trivia night.” —Bloom Magazine

Amazing But True Sports Stories
Amazing But True Sports Stories

Author: Phyllis Hollander

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780590437363

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Describes unusual events from the history of sports such as baseball, football, boxing, basketball, and hockey.

Stories of Sports
Stories of Sports

Author: Katherin Garland

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-03-12

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 179362223X

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Stories of Sports: Critical Literacy in Media Production, Consumption, and Dissemination discusses how media demonstrates privilege, policing, stereotypes, confirmation bias, and objectification in a world where the role of athletics in Western society speaks to privilege and power. Contributors use a critical media lens to analyze texts, including newspapers, magazines, film, television, social media, and sportscasts to demonstrate to readers the ways in which sports stories reinforce or disrupt patterns of power and the ways that power is enacted. This book questions the role of the sports-industrial complex in our society and argues that, while healthy competition and physical health can come from bodily exertion, corruption can contaminate these benefits with the wielding of influence and the acquisition of cultural and financial capital. Contributors examine how the ways that resources are allocated, the coverage of certain sports and athletes, and how viewers view competitive arenas speak to power and privilege in ways that can affect both athletes and athletic stakeholders, highlighting the importance of critically examining sports media. Scholars of media studies and sports will find this book particularly useful.

Girls Got Game
Girls Got Game

Author: Sue Macy

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-04-15

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780805065688

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A collection of short stories and poems written by and about young women in sports.

Sports Stories
Sports Stories

Author: Alan Durant

Publisher: Kingfisher

Published: 2000-09-15

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780753453223

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With a caliber of stories and extracts several notches above the expected fare in a compilation, this collection includes contributions from Matt Christopher (Wingman on Ice), Walter Dean Myers (Slam!), Enid Bagnold (National Velvet), Ring Lardner (You Know Me Al), P. G. Wodehouse (Mike at Wrykyn), and George R. R. Martin (The Last Superbowl Game). From baseball and basketball to show-jumping and soccer, there's action and inspiration in abundance in this terrific introduction to classic sports writing for children and young adults.

The Sports Stories
The Sports Stories

Author: Parthiv Sreeraman

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers

Published: 2023-01-17

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9357049231

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The ‘Sports Stories ‘is a compilation of interviews with personalities who have made significant contributions to the world of sports in manifold ways. These interviews are enlightening and inspiring to the core. The conversations in ‘ The Sports Stories ‘walk us through the highs and lows, success and failures along with the most shining moments of the lives of each of the personalities interviewed. The time Parthiv has spent on conducting the research, talking to the people, and compiling these interviews is approximately more than a year. In preparation for this, he has consulted many experts and sought their counsel. The non-profit organization "Divyang Welfare Association" located in Beed, Maharashtra, will be getting the total proceeds from the sale of this book.